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Park Mungo (w3141)
- Description: Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer renowned for his expeditions into the African interior at the end of the 18th century. In 1795, he was commissioned by the African Association to investigate the course of the Niger River. He successfully reached the river at Segou (now in Mali), becoming one of the first Europeans to document the region from within. His travel account, published in 1799, gained widespread popularity in Europe. He returned to Africa in 1805 with a new expedition funded by the British government, but after months of hardship, disease, and conflict, he died attempting to navigate the Niger to its mouth. His story fueled European interest in sub-Saharan Africa, though at great cost—Park and most of his team never returned
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1771-1806
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Africa, Afrique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungo_Park_(explorer)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219086
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Mungo Park. The Travels of Mungo Park. New York: J. M. Dent & co., E. P. Dutton & co., 1907.
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